PG Wodehouse Books in Order

A themed anthology of Wodehouse on sport, from school athletics and boxing to golf and cricket. It mixes complete stories, excerpts, and non-fiction pieces to show how well he wrote about competition, nerves, and everyday life.

A short mystery story that adds a light whodunit twist to Wodehouse’s comedy. When a hat and a set of suspicious circumstances refuse to add up, the investigation proceeds with more wit than menace, ending in a neat reveal.

A small Wodehouse sampler built around the Mr. Mulliner story of Buck-U-Uppo, a “tonic” with dramatic side effects. Alongside it are a few more short pieces, mixing shy heroes, formidable relatives, and sudden comic reversals.

A handpicked anthology of Wodehouse on drink, from cocktails and club bar tabs to the morning-after consequences. Extracts and stories are arranged by theme, showing how he wrung comedy from tipsiness, hangovers, and rash promises.

A Jeeves and Wooster holiday story in which seasonal goodwill, and a shortage of tact, lands Bertie in trouble with family and friends. Jeeves steps in to keep Christmas from turning into a social disaster.

A themed collection of Wodehouse’s golf writing, from Oldest Member stories to golf-heavy scenes in his novels. It captures the game’s superstition, nerves, and sudden heroics, treating every missed putt as a life-changing event.

A collection that includes the Jeeves tale ‘Jeeves in the Springtime’ alongside other early Wodehouse stories. Romance, class anxiety, and small mysteries drive the plots, all delivered in quick bursts with neat punchlines.

A curated introduction to Wodehouse’s funniest writing, pulling together stories and extracts across his long career. Expect quick comic setups, upper-class confusion, and the reassuring feeling that every mess will be made tidy by the end.

A collection of Wodehouse’s school stories, set among boarding-school friendships, rivalries, and competitions. Small mysteries, practical jokes, and the pressure to be brave or punctual provide the drama, handled with early comic confidence.

A selection of stories focused on Lord Emsworth and the wider Blandings crowd, full of missing valuables, romantic knots, and sudden bursts of pig-related drama. Wodehouse keeps the stakes light and the timing sharp.

A wide-ranging best-of collection sampling Wodehouse at peak form, from Jeeves and Blandings to golf stories and one-off farces. It’s meant for browsing, with pieces that show off his dialogue, pacing, and gift for ridiculous predicaments.

A small selection of Wodehouse stories built around everyday calamity, from animal trouble to sudden misunderstandings. The title story follows hapless Freddie Widgeon as one cat-related mishap after another ruins his romantic prospects.

A rare Wodehouse outlier, a school-set adventure with a stolen gemstone, secret societies, and real danger alongside the jokes. Written early in his career under a pseudonym, it mixes boarding-school camaraderie with a plot-driven mystery and chase.

A Mr. Mulliner tale about Adrian Mulliner, a gloomy private detective who is told that smiling will cure his dyspepsia. His newly acquired smile has alarming effects on everyone around him, and becomes an unlikely tool for romance and justice.

An anthology of cat-centered mystery stories by several writers, including a Wodehouse contribution. From clever felines to suspicious humans, these short tales mix light suspense with humor and classic whodunit setups.

This collection gathers more tales from Blandings Castle, from Lord Emsworth’s battles for peace and quiet to the schemes of his relatives and houseguests. Expect quick-moving farce, gentle satire, and plenty of pig admiration.

A school-focused volume combining Wodehouse’s first novel with additional boarding-school stories. Between missing prizes, house rivalries, and hard-won sports victories, the boys investigate, improvise, and occasionally bend rules.

A themed selection of Wodehouse stories featuring vicars, curates, bishops, and other church-adjacent characters, usually swept into worldly trouble. Romance, mistaken identity, and social embarrassment provide the real sermons, delivered with gentle satire.

A grab bag of short Wodehouse pieces, from stories and sketches to oddball comic situations that do not fit neatly into one series. It’s a good pick if you like dipping into quick laughs and discovering lesser-known corners of his writing.

A collected selection of Uncle Fred stories, showcasing the Earl of Ickenham at his most mischievous. Disguises, sudden “helpful” plans, and nervous nephews drive the action as Uncle Fred storms into quiet households and leaves them reorganized.

Four stage plays that show Wodehouse’s comic timing in a theatrical format, with brisk dialogue and farcical setups built for performance. Even on the page, you can see the mechanics of entrances, exits, and misunderstandings.

Stories set around the Drones Club, where idle young men with too much time and too little sense create their own crises. Pranks, wagers, and romantic confusion fuel the plots, with a cast that overlaps with the wider Wodehouse universe.

A collection of Wodehouse’s reflections on his work and working life, drawn from letters, essays, and memoir writing. Instead of plot, you get his voice talking about theatre, craft, and the habits that kept him producing for decades.

An anthology that gathers classic Wodehouse stories and excerpts across his best-loved worlds, from high society to country houses and clubs. It is designed for sampling, with short pieces that show his range, pacing, and gift for comic escalation.

The last Blandings novel delivers one more round of engagements, impostors, and pig-centered panic at the castle. Lord Emsworth wants nothing but calm, but relatives and visitors have other plans, and the day is saved by unexpected allies.

A curated tour of Blandings Castle, bringing together stories and excerpts centered on Lord Emsworth, his circle of schemers, and the Empress of Blandings. It’s an easy way to sample the running jokes and recurring characters.

A best-of collection centered on Ukridge, the charming schemer who is always broke and always sure the next plan will make him rich. The stories bring together his funniest scrapes, from desperate borrowing to elaborate get-rich schemes.

Bertie Wooster tries to keep two formidable aunts happy and winds up trapped in a country-house nightmare involving an unwanted engagement, a missing piece of property, and a local scandal. Jeeves supplies the plan that gets Bertie out alive.

A group of eligible men form a club to escape pressure to marry, which naturally guarantees they will all run straight into romance. Social maneuvering, family schemes, and accidental betrayals turn bachelorhood into a comic battlefield.

Monty Bodkin is older, still optimistic, and once again trying to keep his love life and career from blowing up at the same time. Set amid publishers, journalists, and lingering grudges, this late sequel revisits familiar faces and adds new mix-ups.

Bertie Wooster is talked into standing as a candidate in a country by-election, a task he approaches with about as much skill as you’d expect. Rival campaigners, blackmail threats, and household dramas pile up, and Jeeves keeps the show from collapsing.

A respectable life is knocked sideways when a painting, a family legend, and persistent relatives collide. Long-buried secrets and new romances rise together, and the chase for the truth becomes a light comedy of mistaken assumptions.

A peaceful stay at Blandings is ruined, as usual, by visitors with agendas, money troubles, and broken engagements. Add a pet pelican, a threatened pig, and a household full of secrets, and Lord Emsworth’s quiet life is doomed.

A well-meaning young man is pulled into an old mystery when a respected butler is suspected of an impossible crime. Between upper-class households, hidden motives, and romantic pressure, the investigation becomes a classic Wodehouse tangle.

A big selection of Jeeves and Wooster stories and novels, bringing together Bertie’s best blunders and Jeeves’s most elegant rescues. Ideal if you want the duo in one place, from early short stories to later capers.

The story that introduces Jeeves’s genius, as Bertie Wooster hires a new valet and immediately needs rescuing from an unwanted engagement. With quiet competence and a few well-placed maneuvers, Jeeves takes charge of both wardrobe and personal life.

Henry is a timid millionaire who would prefer quiet, but his household is suddenly flooded with strong personalities, thieves, and would-be suitors. As romantic plans clash with criminal ones, Henry learns that company can be dangerous, and very funny.

A generous sampler of Wodehouse short fiction, mixing Jeeves, Blandings, golf tales, and one-off comic sketches. Like a good buffet, it’s best enjoyed in small bites, with each story built around a crisp problem and a silly resolution.

Galahad Threepwood returns to Blandings with his talent for mischief and problem-solving, just as romances and rivalries start to boil over. A prized pig, a stubborn secretary, and a string of deceptions turn the castle into a comedy engine.

A young man hopes to marry his sweetheart, but first he must navigate her formidable family and demands that keep shifting. Money is tight, misunderstandings are plentiful, and every attempt to solve the problem makes it colder, funnier, and more complicated.

Bertie Wooster returns to a country house full of strong-willed aunts, desperate suitors, and people who want him to steal things. Between mistaken identities and blackmail, he leans hard on Jeeves to keep order.

A quiet man with a chaotic family tries to keep everyone happy, and ends up managing a nest of schemes involving stolen property, romantic rivals, and assorted employers. The title promises manners, but Wodehouse delivers escalating farce and a tidy fix.

When a missing necklace, a suspicious butler, and an assortment of determined women collide at a country house, the temperature drops fast. Family secrets and bungled proposals pile up, and a sensible young man becomes the reluctant referee.

A seaside holiday turns complicated when Bertie Wooster’s relatives start feuding, a young couple needs rescuing, and an innocent errand threatens to explode into scandal. Jeeves handles the diplomacy while Bertie supplies the chaos.

A late collection that pulls together stories featuring many of Wodehouse’s best-known characters, from Jeeves and Wooster to the Drones Club and beyond. The tales are quick, self-contained, and built around tight comic premises.

A vicar’s son, a young writer, and a glamorous set of London friends collide when a harmless joke lands in print and starts a chain reaction. Blackmail threats and unwanted engagements follow, and cocktails are the only civilizing force.

A mild man is pulled into a maze of family money, suspicious wills, and romantic obligations, complicated by a butler who may know more than he should. Overlapping plots and misunderstandings multiply, but the tone stays airy and kind.

A late-in-life, lightly fictionalized memoir in which Wodehouse looks back on childhood, school, writing, and theatre with dry humor. It is less a straight autobiography than a set of reflections and anecdotes in his conversational voice.

A young couple tries to escape to France for a fresh start, and discovers that relatives, creditors, and romantic rivals are willing to follow. Mistaken identities and a couple of dubious schemes turn the holiday into high-pressure comedy.

When Bertie Wooster’s friends and relatives collide in a mix of broken engagements and missing items, Jeeves must balance loyalty with the chance of a better job. Social disasters multiply, and Bertie learns that good intentions are dangerous.

In this semi-autobiographical romp, Wodehouse and Guy Bolton look back on their years writing musical comedy, telling stories about backstage chaos, producers, and rewrites. It reads like a string of tall tales, not a formal memoir.

Jeeves takes center stage as a new employer’s butler, while the earnest Bill Gedge tries to win his difficult fiancée and keep a country house from sliding into scandal. Love, lawsuits, and family pressure make Jeeves’s calm strategy essential.

A non-fiction collection built from Wodehouse’s letters to his school friend William Townend, full of everyday details about writing, theatre, and life abroad. It is witty and conversational, and it also touches on the shadow of his wartime controversy.

Before Mike moves on to bigger adventures, this book follows him at Wrykyn School, where cricket heroics are only part of the story. Rivalries, a school magazine, and a string of scrapes test Mike’s leadership and friendships.

Lord Emsworth’s beloved Empress of Blandings is in line for another triumph, and naturally someone tries to interfere. Between family feuds, an unwanted marriage plot, and a missing pig, Blandings becomes a playground for mayhem.

A young man in America inherits a fortune tied to bizarre conditions, and soon finds himself surrounded by oddball relatives, suspicious lawyers, and a romance that may not be what it seems. Legal fine print and social confusion become comedy.

An aging Hollywood star is dragged into yet another crisis, while her entourage tries to keep scandals, lawsuits, and romance from exploding in public. Wodehouse pokes fun at fame and money, with the pace of a farce and the heart of a caper.

A collection of short stories where nothing is supposed to be serious, but everything feels urgent to the characters. Engagements, stolen items, family pressure, and sudden crimes are treated with lightness and speed, ending in comic reversals.

Bertie Wooster tries to help friends through an impossible tangle of engagements at a country house, including the anxious Gussie Fink-Nottle. Aunt Agatha is on the warpath, and only Jeeves’s planning can get everyone paired off safely.

A rich, eccentric “uncle” with a talent for decisive intervention arrives just as romances are failing and family feuds are peaking. Between a gloomy country house, unwanted engagements, and a missing manuscript, his energetic meddling proves oddly helpful.

A young man hoping for a fresh start is caught between a spirited woman, an unpredictable family, and a financial scheme that keeps changing shape. Set amid springtime optimism, the story delivers romance, imposture, and comic panic.

Aunt Agatha orders Bertie to keep an eye on her nephew, and he ends up in the middle of an elopement plan, a stolen notebook, and a feud over a dog. Jeeves restores peace at Steeple Bumpleigh before Bertie is disowned forever.

When a Hollywood star and a set of anxious young lovers collide with the routines of Blandings Castle, nothing stays simple for long. Kidnapping attempts, jealous misunderstandings, and stern relatives pile up until the house is in full farcical swing.

A quiet London life is disrupted when a couple’s plans collide with an inheritance, a missing fortune, and misunderstandings about who is engaged to whom. Wodehouse juggles multiple romances and a financial mystery, keeping the tone airy and fast.

An anthology designed for dipping in, bringing together Wodehouse stories, excerpts, and comic set pieces for an easy weekend read. You’ll meet familiar faces from his best-known series alongside one-off characters caught in social chaos.

A young man down on his luck takes a job that sounds simple, and discovers it comes with feuding relatives, love triangles, and a looming scandal. Fast talk and quick costume changes turn “quick service” into a marathon of farce.

A collection heavy on Drones Club stories, where idle young men get into scrapes over love, money, and reputation. Short plots, high silliness, and the occasional Jeeves appearance make it perfect for reading a story at a time.

Pongo Twistleton calls in his Uncle Fred, the Earl of Ickenham, and instantly regrets it. At Blandings Castle, Uncle Fred uses disguises and bold tactics to protect a prized pig, fix broken romances, and leave the household dizzy but improved.

Bertie Wooster heads to Totleigh Towers on a simple errand, retrieve a silver cow-creamer for Aunt Dahlia, and promptly collides with blackmailers, feuding friends, and a would-be dictator. Jeeves untangles it all, again.

A city couple visits an English country house expecting rest, and instead gets swept into eccentric relatives, stolen property, and romantic confusion. As secrets emerge and plans misfire, Wodehouse builds a sunny farce that ends in restored order.

Short stories set mainly in the world of Blandings, where the Earl of Emsworth keeps getting dragged into family plots and pig-related emergencies. The collection also includes other comic pieces built around misunderstandings and rescues.

A collection of short stories featuring familiar Wodehouse worlds, from clubs to country houses and pubs. Love troubles, rich aunts, and sudden crimes appear in compact form, with quick setups, fast dialogue, and clean comic landings.

A Hollywood movie star in England goes to the dentist, inhales laughing gas, and wakes up in the wrong body, that of a shy English earl. While he navigates aristocratic duties, the real earl discovers movie-star problems in return.

A curated selection of Mr. Mulliner stories, gathering his best pub-narrated family legends in one volume. Expect eccentric relatives, sudden transformations, and neatly timed reversals, all framed by the comforting ritual of a story told at closing time.

Monty Bodkin boards an ocean liner hoping to win back his fiancée, and finds himself mixed up with Hollywood types, jealous misunderstandings, and a smuggling scare. As everyone’s motives get misread, a simple romance becomes a crowded tangle.

Mike Jackson and his friend Psmith join forces at school, where cricket, house pride, and the temptation to bend rules drive a string of scrapes. Psmith’s confidence turns even minor trouble into a full-scale escapade, with loyalty tested along the way.

A grab bag of Wodehouse short fiction, anchored by visits to Blandings Castle, where Lord Emsworth just wants peace with his pigs and roses. The rest ranges through romantic scrapes and comic misunderstandings.

Bertie Wooster decides to do good deeds, and each one makes things worse, for Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, and Bertie himself. Set at Brinkley Court, it’s a chain reaction of misunderstandings that only Jeeves can stop.

Bertie Wooster retreats to the countryside to practice the banjolele, and his friends beg Jeeves to move back in. At Chuffnell Hall, broken engagements, jealous rivals, and a suspected kidnap turn Bertie’s hobby into chaos.

More tales from Mr. Mulliner, told over drinks at the Anglers’ Rest, where a miraculous tonic, stern relatives, and sudden romance combine into trouble. The stories stand alone but share the same tall-tale energy and tidy punchlines.

Blandings is battered by storms, literal and social, as Lord Emsworth’s prize pig and his peace of mind come under threat. Schemes swirl around an engagement, a missing object, and the meddling of secretary Baxter and assorted visitors.

A collection of Wodehouse essays and magazine pieces on everything from theatre and Shakespeare to income tax and ocean liners. It’s Wodehouse without the plots, just his comic voice riffing on everyday life, with sharp observations and jokes.

At a Riviera hotel, assorted guests pursue romance, money, and a stolen set of jewels, often at cross purposes. A blameless young man is mistaken for a criminal, a tough matriarch runs the show, and the whole place turns into sunny farce.

Sally is smart, fearless, and not interested in behaving the way polite society expects, which makes her a dangerous person to underestimate. When romance, family pressure, and a shady scheme collide, she takes charge with brisk practicality.

A wealthy nobleman and a down-on-his-luck actor discover they are doubles, and decide to swap lives for a while. What begins as a clever escape turns into a scramble to survive high society, romance, and enemies, all while keeping the switch secret.

Two young men with money troubles, tangled love lives, and a shortage of common sense chase quick solutions that only deepen the mess. Set between England and the Riviera, this novel piles on impostors, engagements, and one scheme too many.

A quick collection of short stories featuring Jeeves and Wooster, along with a handful of early Reggie Pepper tales. Expect country weekends, mistaken identities, and romantic knots that only a cool-headed valet can untangle.

At Blandings Castle, impostors, poets, and headstrong relatives descend just as Lord Emsworth hopes for a quiet summer. A disputed manuscript and a string of romantic mix-ups keep the household in uproar, with Galahad Threepwood stirring the pot.

Mr. Mulliner returns to the Anglers’ Rest with a fresh set of family legends, featuring timid men who become bold, stubborn aunts who won’t budge, and miracles produced by sheer luck. Each story is self-contained, framed by the pub.

A well-meaning young man suddenly finds himself heir to unexpected money, and with it a tangle of family expectations and romantic complications. As friends scheme and misunderstandings multiply, Wodehouse turns “easy money” into hard work.

In New York, a shy man falls for a determined woman and is swept into kidnappings, mistaken identity, and underworld oddballs. Society friends offer unhelpful advice, gangsters offer worse, and romance advances in spite of everyone.

In the Anglers’ Rest pub, Mr. Mulliner entertains the room with stories about his endlessly assorted relatives, each named Mulliner. From timid curates to overconfident lovers, every tale ends in comic disaster, tied together by a genial frame narrative.

Another helping of golf tales, where winning a match often matters less than winning a girl, or keeping a job. The Oldest Member watches younger players crumble under pressure and offers dry, affectionate commentary.

Sam Shotter, a mild Englishman in America, is pulled into a wild situation in a frontier town where gunmen, gamblers, and a missing girl keep everyone on edge. Wodehouse mixes Western adventure with his usual comedy of errors.

The original Jeeves collection, where Bertie Wooster keeps blundering into trouble and his new valet keeps rescuing him. These fast, magazine-sized farces revolve around broken engagements, embarrassing outfits, and clever fixes.

Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge is short of cash, long on confidence, and forever launching schemes that drag his friends along. These linked stories follow his attempts to make a fortune overnight, from dubious business ideas to chaotic social maneuvers.

Bill would like a quiet life, but London society and a demanding family keep nudging him into trouble. A country-house visit, romantic pressure, and a chain of misunderstandings force Bill to prove he can take charge, reluctantly.

A set of linked adventures introducing Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, as they navigate troublesome aunts, awkward engagements, and London society scrapes. Each episode ends with Jeeves calmly restoring order.

Psmith arrives at Blandings Castle as a temporary secretary and decides to fix a wrong, by stealing a valuable necklace from under everyone’s nose. Between a suspicious secretary, romantic plots, and Psmith’s confidence, the heist becomes pure comedy.

On an Atlantic crossing, a young couple’s romance is complicated by disapproving parents, a jealous rival, and the perils of being stuck on the same ship. Once they reach England, the mix-ups keep coming in breezy travel comedy.

A set of golf stories narrated by the Oldest Member, who explains how nerves, superstition, and romance ruin a perfectly good round. Each tale centers on a player in crisis, and ends with a punchline that lands like a perfect putt.

Sally Nicholas, a spirited chorus girl, suddenly comes into money and decides to live on her own terms. Love triangles, art-world pretensions, and a rash impulse to adopt an eccentric project pull her into comic misunderstandings.

Jill Mariner is broke in New York and trying to make it as an actress, while a quiet playwright and an odd household of friends orbit around her. A case of mistaken identity and a valuable manuscript stir up trouble and unexpected romance.

Archie Moffam is a well-meaning Englishman with a gift for getting into trouble, especially after he marries into a rich American family. Each chapter is a fresh escapade as Archie’s bright ideas collide with high society and business schemes.

A compilation of early short stories that mixes mystery, romance, and comedy, including two Jeeves tales. The title story starts as a boarding-house death that needs explaining, but Wodehouse keeps the tone light with odd characters and quick reversals.

Bill, a cheerful American, falls hard and fast, and soon discovers that marriage plans involve more than good intentions. Family interference and money worries threaten the couple’s future, and Wodehouse plays the misunderstandings for sweetness and laughs.

An early collection that includes some of the first Jeeves stories, plus Reggie Pepper adventures that show Wodehouse experimenting with the formula. Watch a clever valet handle muddled young men, pushy aunts, and social disasters.

An American song-and-dance man in England falls for a young aristocrat trapped by family expectations and an unwanted suitor. A plan involving a stern mother, helpful friends, and staged misunderstandings turns romance into a high-wire farce.

A young Englishman learns he has inherited a fortune, and with it a set of expectations he never asked for. Love, class pressure, and a dubious social circle make money feel anything but comfortable, as he tries to do right.

A collection of stories about love gone sideways, mistaken identities, and everyday situations turning suddenly ridiculous. Each piece delivers a crisp comic premise and a neat ending, with Wodehouse warming up his signature voice.

Jimmy Crocker, a restless American in London, is pulled into family drama after a scandal threatens a wealthy relative’s engagement. He returns to England under an alias, juggling romance, blackmail, and his own talent for saying the wrong thing.

Bertie Wooster tries to help a friend with a troublesome relative, and a hard-boiled egg becomes the unlikely centerpiece of the plan. Misunderstandings spread through the country house, and Jeeves smooths things over before everyone explodes.

A stage farce featuring Jeeves, built around romantic tangles and a country-house weekend that threatens to go off the rails. With Bertie blundering and Jeeves quietly steering, it offers the duo’s comedy in a theatrical, dialogue-driven form.

A short Jeeves and Wooster adventure where an unexpected visitor turns a calm day into a social and romantic scramble. Bertie improvises, Jeeves provides the strategy, and the situation resolves with a tidy comic twist.

Wodehouse’s first Blandings Castle romp introduces Lord Emsworth and a house full of guests with secrets. A missing family heirloom and a case of mistaken identity set off one elegant farce after another.

Psmith arrives in New York, takes over a struggling magazine, and decides to reform the neighborhood, whether local gangsters like it or not. With bold speeches and improvised plans, he turns journalism into an accidental crusade.

An early collection of short stories and sketches that ranges from romantic mishaps to small mysteries and social comedy. The main draw is Wodehouse’s quick setups, lively dialogue, and punchline endings.

A rich American’s pampered son, nicknamed the Little Nugget, is shipped to an English school and becomes the target of a kidnapping plot. Teachers, parents, and criminals get tangled as a safety plan turns into a comic chase.

A young American woman and a charming European prince collide in a story that bounces between society expectations and genuine feeling. Disguises, misunderstandings, and the demands of rank complicate what should be a straightforward romance.

Psmith takes a reluctant job at a City bank and treats office life as a personal comedy routine, while his friend Mike tries to keep him out of trouble. Practical jokes, workplace politics, and a dash of adventure turn daily drudgery into farce.

Jimmy Pitt, a reformed burglar with unexpected money, tries to live as a respectable gentleman, and discovers that society has its own kind of criminality. A stolen necklace, suspicious friends, and romantic pressure pull him back toward old skills.

In this short, absurdist satire, England is simultaneously invaded by multiple armies, and the country’s leaders respond with baffling calm. Wodehouse skewers patriotic melodrama and military clichés, keeping the action brisk and ridiculous.

A young man with a shady past returns to London’s high society and finds temptation close at hand. With a jewel theft in the air and old habits tugging, this early comic crime tale balances romance, misdirection, and growing wit.

Mike Jackson’s school life is upended by a surprise inheritance and a move to a new school, where he meets the unforgettable Psmith. Cricket, house politics, and youthful pride drive the action as Mike learns how quickly fortunes and friendships can shift.

A collection drawn from Wodehouse’s early newspaper work, gathering short humorous pieces, sketches, and observations from his time writing a daily column. It’s lighter on plot and heavy on quick jokes and wordplay.

A school story with higher stakes, as a talented boy faces bullying, suspicion, and a crisis of courage. Wodehouse mixes sports, friendship, and moral pressure, showing an early side of his writing that leans more dramatic than farcical.

Co-written with Herbert Westbrook, this early satire follows young men chasing ambition and publicity in Edwardian England. The plot pokes fun at politics, journalism, and social climbing, with Wodehouse’s jokes already sharpening into shape.

A would-be author joins his optimistic friend to start a chicken farm in the countryside, and almost everything goes wrong. Between missing money, unsuitable buildings, and romantic complications, the partners learn that poultry and optimism don’t guarantee profits.

At a boarding school, house loyalties and rugby obsession drive a group of boys into escalating trouble. A new leader and a set of jealous rivals turn everyday school life into a mix of sporting drama, pranks, and loyalty tests.

Wodehouse retells the William Tell legend as a playful spoof, complete with modern jokes and a narrator who refuses to take heroics too seriously. It’s a quick, light read that shows his early taste for parody and comic timing.

A set of school stories where sporting glory and school politics collide. The title tale revolves around a coveted cricket bat, and the rest deliver pranks, rivalries, and small mysteries, all handled with quick dialogue and gentle humor.

A collection of school stories set at St. Austin’s, full of house rivalries, cricket matches, and clever boys trying to outwit masters and each other. Light mysteries and practical jokes keep the tone brisk, with early flashes of Wodehouse’s style.

Life at an English boarding school is unsettled when a prefect’s glamorous uncle arrives and the boys start chasing excitement instead of homework. Pranks, secret plans, and adult interference turn school life into a lively mess.

At Wrykyn School, a prized sports trophy disappears, and two boys decide to investigate before an innocent classmate takes the blame. Their amateur detective work collides with school rules, rivalries, and cricketing honor in Wodehouse’s debut novel.